[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 95264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31056]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9827]


Notice of Public Meeting

    The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. 
on Tuesday January 24, 2017, in room 4R14-18 of the Douglas A. Munro 
Coast Guard Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth's, 2703 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593. The primary purpose 
of the meeting is to prepare for the fourth session of the 
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human 
Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) to be held at the IMO 
Headquarters, United Kingdom, January 30-February 3, 2017.
    The agenda items to be considered include:

 Decisions of other IMO bodies
 Validated model training courses
 Reports on unlawful practices associated with certificates of 
competency
 Guidance for the implementation of the 2010 Manila Amendments
 Comprehensive review of the 1995 STCW-F Convention
 Role of the human element
 Revision of the Guidelines on Fatigue
 Draft Modernization Plan of the GMDSS
 Amendments to the IGF Code and development of guidelines for 
low-flashpoint fuels
 Revision of requirements for escape route signs and equipment 
location markings in SOLAS and related instruments
 Revised SOLAS regulation II-1/3-8 and associated guidelines 
(MSC.1/Circ.1175) and new guidelines for safe mooring operations for 
all ships

    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Upon request to the meeting coordinator, members 
of the public may also participate via teleconference, up to the 
capacity of the teleconference phone line. To access the teleconference 
line, participants should call (202) 475-4000 and use Participant Code: 
887 809 72. To facilitate the building security process, and to request 
reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the 
meeting coordinator, Mr. E.J. Terminella, by email at 
[email protected], by phone at (202) 372-1239, or in 
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop 7509, Washington 
DC 20593-7509 not later than January 17, 2017. Requests made after 
January 17, 2017 might not be able to be accommodated. Please note that 
due to security considerations, two valid, government issued photo 
identifications must be presented to gain entrance to the Coast Guard 
Headquarters Building. The Coast Guard Headquarters Building is 
accessible by taxi, public transportation, and privately owned 
conveyance (upon request). In the case of inclement weather where the 
Federal Government is closed or delayed, a public meeting may be 
conducted virtually by calling (202) 475-4000, Participant code: 887 
809 72. The meeting coordinator will confirm whether the virtual public 
meeting will be utilized by posting an announcement at: www.uscg.mil/imo. Members of the public can find out whether the Federal Government 
is delayed or closed by visiting www.opm.gov/status/.
    Additional information regarding this and other IMO public meetings 
may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo.

Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-31056 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P